I have to weigh in here, somewhere in the middle...I think his way of doing
things has resulted in some amazing hits and some disappointing
misses...it's certainly (to me) not that I heard it all before 5y ago (RUOK
was one of the best in awhile IMO), it's more that the sinusoidal nature of
my preference for his output (ahem, keep it clean please) is annoying!
Kinda like Bob Mould - great talent but it seems only every 3rd album or so
really shines. That said, a breakdown (I have all but the last 2):
99% - great, don't like the early stuff so much but you could hear the a
coming in here
Satyricon - best album even if some parts a little dated now
Sub Sandwich - totally hit and miss - love a few parts, most of it annoying
Actual Sounds - pretty good but almost like trying too hard to get early
feel back
RUOK - awesome, really enjoy this one (honorable mention, Tino's Breaks 6)
At the Center - what? appreciate the man's varied styles/talents, but just
couldn't get into this one
Live '05 - awesome, and why I think the current show is such a
disappointment
Autoimmune - just can't get into it, slightly better than "Center" but just
sounds like going through the motions while incorporating new style stuff
("dub step" or whatever) currently in vogue - and at least LXP is slightly
better at being SLIGHTLY more subtle about the far-left politics*
I think the Orb's output has been consistently better (Okie Dokie is the
only serious dip IMO), and of course I think the Orb is far more
skilled/sophisticated/serious when it comes to composition (I often remark
that I rank LX with Bach and Zappa in this regard, and then go on to note
that this list leaves off Beethoven)...we came home (after being basically
shelled by the repetitive bombasity of the MBM show and the most harrowing
"Fear and Loathing in SF" cab ride of my life**) and put on The Dream and it
was just like oh YEAH this is how it's supposed to be done!
T
* also a show-killer - I hate Bush too but come on
** amazing driving skills considering low driver IQ, complete lack of
shocks or front end, metal-on-metal brake noises, good engine power though.
some SF details are included so locals can have a bit of specifics on the
terror, btw - could tell front end was shot b/c could FEEL car actually
swaying back and forth in the lane from the car's BOW WAVE bouncing off
parked cars and the spaces between them going along Fell st, where all the
cars park by the panhandle of GG park...best part of ride was when driver
pulled into 19th ave to get out of way of ambulance (we were stopped at red
light on Lincoln facing west), then realizes by doing so he's managed to
block the turn lane (which the ambulance coming up behind actually needed) -
driver reaction is to make this sort of "oh" noise, gun it across
intersection, and carry on, at which point he (I am not making this up)
proceeds to change the tape from some kind of jazz to a kid's motivational
tape of some sort (I swear, the chipmunky words were something like "I love
me, I love me" or something), which he then proceeds to start GIGGLING to
>-----Original Message-----
>From: orb-bounces@???
>[mailto:orb-bounces@???] On Behalf Of theREALmxyzptlk
>Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 3:05 AM
>To: What were the skies like when you were young?
>Subject: Re: [Orb] Orb Digest, Vol 62, Issue 3
>
>
>Eh - I disagree. I like what Danger's does, but he's worn the
>breakbeat-cycle into the ground. It's not simply that one can
>spot most
>any track by him within 30 seconds or a matter of a consistent style,
>its more like "I've heard it all 5 records ago."
>I've seen him a number of times and heard most of his records, so I'm
>not talking out of school.
>
> jeff
>
>
>
>>> Jack Dangers has an interesting live video-performance thing going,
>>> but c'mon. He's a one trick pony if there ever was one.
>>
>> Are we talking about the same person? Jack's been pushing the
>> boundaries as long as I can remember. Of course, not all of it was
>> great (Jazz? Ugh) but saying he's a one trick pony just isn't
>> accurate.
>
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